§ 332.15. Board members not to represent inmates--Voting prohibited in certain cases
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 57. Prisons and ReformatoriesEffective: November 1, 2021
Effective: November 1, 2021
57 Okl.St.Ann. § 332.15
§ 332.15. Board members not to represent inmates--Voting prohibited in certain cases
A. From and after the effective date of this act, no member of the Pardon and Parole Board and/or their law firm or law partners or associate may represent in a legal capacity any inmate incarcerated in any state penal institution. If a member of the Pardon and Parole Board, or his law partners or associate or any member of his law firm undertakes the representation of an inmate in violation of this prohibition the member of the Board shall forfeit his office. In any case in which an inmate requesting a pardon or parole was represented in a legal capacity by any member of the Pardon and Parole Board and/or their law firm or law partners or associate prior to imposition of a prison term, the Board member who represented such inmate shall be disqualified from voting on such inmate's request for a pardon or parole.
C. If any Pardon and Parole Board member determines circumstances would cause a reasonable person with knowledge of all the relevant facts to question his or her impartiality in a specific matter, or creates the appearance of impropriety, the Pardon and Parole Board member shall disclose any potential conflict of interest and shall withdraw from participation in the matter.
Credits
Laws 1975, c. 49, § 1; Laws 2021, c. 339, § 1, eff. Nov. 1, 2021.
57 Okl. St. Ann. § 332.15, OK ST T. 57 § 332.15
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 292 of the First Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2023). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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